Four new faces included in Red Roses training squad

A quartet of uncapped players have been included in England’s 38-player training squad for the Red Roses’ first camp of 2025.

Trailfinders back-rower Abi Burton, Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Flo Robinson, Loughborough Lightning flyer Fran Goldthorp and Bristol Bears winger Reneeqa Bonner have all been included after some stellar displays in Premiership Women’s Rugby for their respective teams.

The squad will assemble on Monday 13 January for three days as England begin their preparations for a 2025 campaign which includes a Guinness Women’s Six Nations and home Rugby World Cup. 

Prop 

Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears, 51 caps) 

Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears, 66 caps) 

Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury, 21 caps) 

Kelsey Clifford (Saracens, 9 caps) 

Lizzie Hanlon (Harlequins, 1 cap) 

Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury, 35 caps) 

Hooker 

Lark Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears, 62 caps) 

Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers, 79 caps) 

Connie Powell (Harlequins, 19 caps) 

Lock 

Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury, 58 caps) 

Sarah Beckett (Gloucester-Hartpury, 35 caps) 

Rosie Galligan (Saracens, 19 caps) 

Lilli Ives Campion (Loughborough Lightning, 1 cap) 

Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears, 69 caps) 

Back Row 

Georgia Brock (Gloucester-Hartpury, 2 caps) 

Abi Burton (Trailfinders Women, uncapped) 

Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs, 10 caps) 

Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning, 18 caps) 

Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury, 72 caps) 

Marlie Packer (Saracens, 108 caps) 

Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks, 18 caps) 

Scrum-half 

Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury, 76 caps) 

Lucy Packer (Harlequins, 26 caps) 

Flo Robinson (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped) 

Fly-half 

Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears, 35 caps) 

Zoe Harrison (Saracens, 54 caps) 

Centre 

Fran Goldthorp (Loughborough Lightning, uncapped) 

Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury, 26 caps) 

Megan Jones (Leicester Tigers, 21 caps) 

Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning, 34 caps) 

Emily Scarratt (Loughborough Lightning, 116 caps) 

Wing 

Reneeqa Bonner (Bristol Bears, uncapped) 

Jess Breach (Saracens, 43 caps) 

Abby Dow (Trailfinders Women, 48 caps) 

Claudia MacDonald (Exeter Chiefs, 32 caps) 

Mia Venner (Gloucester-Hartpury, 1 cap) 

Full-back 

Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 48 caps) 

Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury, 6 caps)